Detection and Diversity evaluation of tetracycline resistance genes in grassland-based production systems in Colombia, South America

Grassland-based production systems use approximately 26 percent of land surface on earth. However, there are no evaluations of these systems as a source of antibiotic pollution. This study was conducted to evaluate the presence, diversity, and distribution of tetracycline resistance genes in the gra...

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Main Authors: Johanna eSantamaría, Liliana eLópez, Carlos Yesid Soto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00252/full